Container and holder for shaving sticks



' 1,415,621. I Patented M ay9, 1922.

J. B. ALBRIGHT.

., CONTAINER AND HOLDER FOR SHAVING STICKS. I

APPLICATION FILED JULY 18. 19l'9-- preSSur'eof hioh'thestiek is insertedinto the holder socket andQthus';- firmly and' jse JOHN-B. AL'BRIGHT,or;nooirronnzmnmors; l v

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Applicator filed 113 18,jiele'i sergal nbi311,831;

L MZZ wh m it m y e ncem I 'Bferit known'that 1,41 OHN LB GH Q3 citizenof the United States, resid ng at Rockford, in the county of VVi nnebagoand state,.,oflll llois, have invented certain new and usefulimprovements 1n Containers and "Holders for ShavingjStioks, of Whiohfollowing isa specification. W

This ntion p rta n ni genel1a 9, Q91?- ta ner a h l ers f eek i ple tlflterialhs e fo x mpl 2 sticks 9171 11 n .so p- Th P ma y j c the eventsvr. ,s:--1i

p vid ashing stick holde iel ii cont ine of novel construction with theView toobtaining greater economies as regards consurnption of the soap.That is, to say,"jI

[h ve provided novel means permitting r moval ofthe shaving stick stubfroinits holder after the stick has been used downto the holder, so thatafresh stick may be nerted into the holder andthe stiibatt'aiohed to theend of the fresh stick, thnsayo d ng f wasteand enabling c'ompleteeonsnnpt on of thesoap.

I hayealso aimed to 'pIOVl ClQ d shaving I stick holder of theoharaoter' describied which shall be constructed in such-simple manneras tobe capable ofproductions-t aconiparatively low cost and'shallembodysuch characteristics as to- .render theI holder thoroughlypraotioal and serviceable,

my invention contemplates, primarily, the

provision of a bayonet joint betweenashavstiek is removably heldinthefholder in at every satisfactory and efiectiye rnanner to the endsdesired' I have also des gned top-rovide a spring-pressed abutment,against the eune yrhe i nne qnth r w y i 11s son of the bayonetjointtbov ,men i ne e w ch s in es-t ens the z evm ins stick f em t vscke fitte the stic rha lb n g ne Par a et r inc temen i aswill beapparent hereinafteri] Qther objects and attendant adyantages eppur elantt i th co s ru o of he h lde a a, proper endthe several jogoperatingwrparts "will be appreciated as the invention 'jJoe-T y.cqmerbet e ,understo ,bytretelre e d jf' j r cifica ciohz fl tters In nPatented id ce t e t 'F he eby rigid y I", ollolwing "desoription (whenconsidered in e n'n wnz th h wwmmny ne w ng Figure 1i .i side elevationof a holder May 192.24

i kied Cat r ng s e' l :mbo yi'nem ,ili j v ,pr men 'LFig-j' T25 1 Q hJjd Pa t in; a se ed. r la i llgi d n .1 Se tio el V w i ':3, mss i na 1i ta e sulbg-ea s ii yie o thefl v n ilth Ishayinghstiok taken at rightangles frorn th WW ith $9 i I-E g- "Th p'r neip m r nibo dji my stick: 7""an dfazoasing shell 8 all jdes'ignatejd generally holderjis preferablyformed in two parts, viz a base imember 9 and a socket member 11. -It.will beobserved that member ,and s then turned inwardly over seo i 'rethe socket"nieinberftofthe base member; "The lsicket m m i P e e a y hepd't ir s ed anhi me .Tcylindr el Y -1 0,0 ,sfl

above mentioned, It will be observed 7 that the tubnlarisooket part "1Aextends ,snbs'tant ly abqv lie tep o the b s pa t a i filmed d wn ard yP o d n a Oute a .151 iwlhii iter i na e in aid; mar in l an ing stiokrand itsholder, hereby .-the shaving @111 and. ag ins th 'fie iee 'edg12 the holder. f'lfhej easing shell nay be of any I sui ab .c'bns t u eanc h i in of suitable materialvto v 51"h v n l is r te ed, in detailithe preferred emdly the, 'use {of thelh'older A m i i e s ete st j w twvl ne b d-explicat se ok rec v neg pckete-lt ndie ter la e15"term1'nat1ng in the marg nal flange l3 ld rf pr perti sh uldr 'd it"to th pr c paljvfe tures 50 y se in the socket in the holder member andto this end have employed a joint or connection which I have termed andis known as a bayonet joint. By means of a joint of this kind a shavingstick may be quickly and easily inserted into and retained in the holdersocket, and after the stick has been used down to the holder member thestub may be conveniently removed and used at the end of a fresh stickinstead of being wasted as is the case in certain constructions when thestub is permanently held in the holder. Viewing Figs. 1 and 4, it willbe observed that I have shaped the shaving stickon diametricallyopposite sides to provide L-shaped or bayonet recesses 17, each of whichcomprises a portion 18 extending longitudinally of the stick and open atthe bottom end thereof and a lateral or transverse portion 19 extendingpartly around the periphery of the stick. The recessed portions 18 areeach of a width and depth corresponding to similar dimensions ofsegmental bosses 21 which {are pressed inwardly from the socket wall 11of the holder member and are of greater length than width and arrangedin a plane transverse to that of the socket as shown plainly in Figs. 2and 3. Thus, when the shaving stick is inserted into the holder socket,the bosses or lugs 21 will be received into the recess portions 18, andby giving the stick a partial rotative movement in a clockwisedirection, according to the shape of the bayonet joint illustrated, thebosses will be brought into the lateral recesses 19 and confined betweenthe opposed edges 22 thereof. In order to give permanency to the shapeof the bayonet recess, I have wrapped the lower portion of the stickwith a protective foil 26 or the equivalent, shown in Fi s. 1 and 2,which conforms to the shape of said recesses and prevents the bosses 21from coming in contact with the soap. These edges 22 might be tapered asshown in Fig. 4, to compressingly engage the bosses 21, to thus preventaccidental displacement of the shaving stick from this position,although as will be presently seen I have provided additional means forholding the shaving stick in the socket. This means is in the form of aspring-pressed abutment 23 constantly urged upwardly by a suitableexpending spring 24. It will be manifest that by reason of the upwardpressure on the shaving stick when in operative position, the stick willbe effectively held against rotative movement in the socket. I have alsocontemplated forming the lower wall 22 of the recesses in the stick toprovide a locking depression 25 indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4:,into which the bosses 21 will be urged by the spring thus positivelypreventing accidental displacement of the stick. Such locking effect,however, is not essential, as l. find that by rea on of the plasticcomposition of the stick and its foil facing, the bosses 21 will haveconsiderable frictional engagement with the recesses in the shavingstick, and under the additional holding influence of the spring pressedabutment the stick will be very substantially secured in the holder.

It will be manifest that when a shaving stick is used down to theholder, the stub may be removed by simply inserting a pen knife or anysuitable means into the end of the stub and giving thereto a partialrotative movement sufficient to withdraw the bosses/21 from the recesses19, whereupon the spring 24: will eject the stub from the holder socket.A fresh shaving stick may now be inserted into the socket and securedtherein against the spring pressure, and it will be noted that freshsticks are of such length as to allow sufficient distance between theouter end of the stick and the end wall of the covering shell to permitplacement of the stub on the end of the shaving stick. The stub may beeasily attached to the shaving stick by simply moistening one or theother and pressing them together sufficiently to establish a holdingconnection by adhesion of the two soap bodies. Thus, the user obtainsthe full benefit of everyparticle of soap in a shaving stick asdistinguished from those cases in which a portion of the shaving stickis permanently secured or embedded in the holder and thus wasted.Furthermore, by selling the fresh shaving sticks independent of a holderit is possible for the consumer to purchase these re-fill sticks at alower price than if it were necessary to purchasev the complete holderand stick.

It is believed that the foregoing conveys a clear understanding of theobjects prefaced above, and while I have illustrated but a singleworking embodiment thereof, it should be understood that various changesmight be made in the construction and arrangement without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in. the appendedclaims, in which- I claim:

1. A holder for shaving sticks, comprising a holder element composed ofa base member and a socket member, the face member having an outertubular wall, the socket member having an inner tubular wall spacedinwardly from said outer wall, reaching above the latter and turneddownwardly and fastened to the upper portion of said outer wall, thetubular wall of the socket member having an inwardly, extending boss ofcess for the reception of said boss, and a cover casing adapted toinclose the shaving stick and detachably connect to the holder element.

2. A holder for shaving sticks, comprising a holder element havinganinne'r and anouter tubular wall, the inner wall constituting a socketforthe reception of a shaving stick and pressed inwardly to provide asegmental boss of greater length than width and arranged in a planetransverse to the axis of said socket, a shaving stick of plasticmaterial having peripherally formed at one end a bayonet shaped recessadapted to receive said boss uponiinsertion of .the stick into saidsocket, a protective covering over said end of the stick and conformingto the recesses therein, and a cover casing adapted to inclose the outerend of the shaving stick and to detachably engage the outer wall of acover casing adapted to inclosef the outer end of the shaving stick andto detachably engage the outer wall of the holder element, and a springoperable between the holder element and the inner end of the shavingstick forurging the same outwardly to prevent displacement of the stickwhen in operative position and to assist in the removal of the stickwhen it has been partially ro tated for alignment of its longitudinalrecess with the boss.

4. A holder for shaving sticks, comprising a holder element-having-asocket for the reception of ashaving stick, the walls of said socketbeing shaped to provide a pair of inwardly extending segmental bossesof'substantially greater length than width and arranged in a planetransverse to'the axis of said socket, a shaving stick peripherallyformed at one end with a pair of bayonet shaped recesses adapted for thereception of said bosses when the stick is inserted into the socket, aprotective foil covering the lower end of the shaving stick and coverlngand conforming to the shapevof'the bayonet recesses therein, whereby togive permanency to the shape of said recesses and to facilitate removalof the shaving stick from operative connection with said recesses.

' 5. A holder for shaving sticks, comprising a holder element having asocket for the reception of a shaving stick, thev socket Wall formedwith a plurality of inwardly extends ing segmental bosses of greaterlength than width and arranged in a plane transverseto the axis of thesocket, a shaving stickof plastic material, the socket end of which, isl.

shaped peripherally to provide bayonet recesses adapted to receive saidsegmental bosses and to compressingly engage the same when in operativeposition and permit re-' moval of the shaving stick stub at will, and

a protective facing interposed between said bosses and recesses andconforming to the shape thereof. i

6. A holder for shaving sticks comprising in combination with a shavingstick of plastic material, a holder having a socket for the receptionofone end of the stick,said socket having inwardly extending diametricallyop-vv posed bosses of substantially greater length I thanwidth, said endof the stick being preferably shaped to provide; bayonet recessesfor thereception of said bosses by longitudinal and rotative movement of thestick in inserting said end into operative position in said socket, anda protective facing for said inserted end of the stick covering andconforming to. theshape of said recesses.

JOHN B. ALBRI T,

